Yudel Jhonson of Cuba lands a blow to Norberto Gonzalez of Monterrey, Mexico in the third round of their WBC Fecarbox and NABA middleweight title bout at Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona on Friday, June 6, 2014.
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Sammy Vasquez Jr. lands a shot to the head for a TKO of Jay Krupp in the third round of a scheduled eight-round welterweight bout at Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona on Friday, June 6, 2014.
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“It was a great night, I’m very proud,” Tyson said. “Oscar and Andre saw some good fights. There’s nothing better than hearing that from my peers. I’m really proud of Sammy. He’s an entertainer. I’d like to bring him back to Pittsburgh to fight Paul Spadafora, who is a great fighter. That will be a big fight.”

Jhonson boxed his way to victory, decking Gonzalez with a short left in the fifth, buckling him in the sixth and dropping him with a left in the ninth round.

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“At the moment with my team, my managers and promoters,” Jhonson said after the fight, “I’m here to fight the top junior middleweights in the world and I proved that tonight. I’m looking for my world title shot. I’d like a rematch with Willie Nelson, to fight Ishe Smith, or any of the world champions. I’m open to fighting quality fighters to get my world title.”

Welterweight Sammy “The Who Can Mexican” Vasquez Jr. (15-0, 11 KOs) proved once again why he’s one of the most fan friendly fighters in boxing. In the ESPN co-feature, the aggressive southpaw from Monessen, Pa. attacked like the Iraq War veteran he is, dropping “Smokin’” Jay Krupp (17-7, 8 KOs) in each of the first three rounds, after which referee Benji Estevez halted the action at the 1:19 mark.

“For my fans out there, the soldiers and family, it was an honor fighting on ESPN,” Vasquez commented. “I want to thank IMP and my father for getting me here. I thought it was a B performance. I made a couple of errors but did what I needed to do.”

Middleweight Ievgin “The Ukrainian Lion” Khytrov (5-0, 5 KOs) stepped up in class against Chris Chatman (12-4-1, 5 KOs) and passed the test with flying colors in the first televised fight. After a “feeling out” opening round, the 2012 Ukraine Olympian went to work, ending the fight in the third round with a powerful, short left hook.